"The explanation was that, in [the referee's] opinion, it was a goal. I disagree with his opinion, but that's the way it is,"
"Obviously, a weird play. I can see the confusion, but the confusing part for us was why it was so emphatically called [a goal]. I get it. Listen, the net came off. If the puck goes in right away, no problem if the net is off. But he missed the net, and the puck actually bounced back to him because the net was sideways,"
"In the event that the goal post is displaced, either deliberately or accidentally, by a defending player, prior to the puck crossing the goal line between the normal position of the goalposts, the Referee may award a goal. In order to award a goal in this situation, the goal post must have been displaced by the actions of a defending player, the attacking pla"
An overtime goal by Marcus Johansson was awarded after Predators goalie Justus Annunen pushed the net off its moorings. Kirill Kaprizov passed across the crease; Johansson's initial shot hit the side of the net as the cage slid out of place, and he then collected the puck and backhanded it over the goal line off the end boards with the net dislodged. The referee signaled a goal at 3:38 of overtime, and the NHL Situation Room upheld the call under Rule 63.7, concluding the net displacement occurred prior to an imminent scoring opportunity. Nashville players and coach Andrew Brunette publicly disagreed with the decision.
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